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Barba Jacob el mensajero: Una Biografía De Porfirio Barba Jacob
by Fernando Vallejo RendónLa biografía del poeta Barba Jacob escrita por Fernando Vallejo La dramática biografía del gran poeta de múltiples nombres y tormentosaexistencia. Una carrera contra la muerte y el olvido en un relatoalucinado.
Barbacoa
by Erik OrrantiaProfessor Diego and his team have made a potentially world-shaking discovery at their archeological site in Central Mexico-- two Aztec skeletons lovingly interred. As they begin to examine the remains, the story of an ancient mystery couple begins to unfold. In pre-Columbian Mexico, a young Aztec warrior called Metzín cannot understand the strange attraction he feels for Tototli, a quiet slave owned by his family. Torn between familial duty and love for his "little bird," Metzín becomes the target of a sadistic bully, both at school and on the battlefield. In the present, Diego and his assistant, Gerardo, dare to start a romance amid the conflicting forces of their families, religion, society, and work. With funding for their project in jeopardy, they must balance love with social disapproval and solve the mystery of the intertwined Aztec skeletons. And for Metzín--as war draws near, he must choose his destiny. Will he prove himself on the field of honor, or stay behind with his love? It is a more dangerous choice than Metzín realizes. Unbeknownst to him, forces beyond his control are gathering. It will be all he can do to survive the coming storm--and hold on to his love.
Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery #3)
by Raquel V. ReyesIn the third installment of the Caribbean Kitchen mysteries, for fans of Mia P. Manansala , Miriam Quiñones, cooking show sensation and amateur sleuth, has sand between her toes and a murderer nipping at her heels.A surprise trip to Miriam's parents in Punta Cana, which should be filled with arroz con pollo and breezy days under the tamarind tree, quickly becomes a hunt for a possible property saboteur. But before Miriam can begin to uncover the person damaging the vacation rentals her parents manage, she&’s called away to Puerto Rico to film a Three Kings Day special. She's welcomed to the blue ballast-stone streets of Old San Juan by crime scene tape, and things only get worse from there.An anonymous personal gift on Miriam's doorstep on New Year's Eve screams stalker, and the 400-year-old guesthouse creaks and moans like there is something trapped in its walls. Luckily, her BFF, Alma, and their mutual friend Jorge are in town to keep her distracted between filming cultural segments for the network. But private chef tables and spa days come to an abrupt halt when Jorge's telenovela heartthrob novio goes missing. And there is something worrisome about Alma's too-perfect boyfriend--specifically, his duffle bag full of cash.Will demon masks, African drumbeats, and dark alleys lead to Miriam's demise? Or will the mysterious events come together like the delicious layers of a pastelón?
Barbalien: Red Planet--From the World of Black Hammer
by Jeff Lemire Tate BrombalA groundbreaking new sci-fi action series in the world of the Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer universe, about prejudice, honor, and identity.Mark Markz has found his place on Earth as both a decorated police officer and as the beloved superhero, Barbalien. But in the midst of the AIDS crisis, hatred from all sides makes balancing these identities seem impossible--especially when a Martian enemy from the past hunts him down to take him back, dead or alive.Collects Barbalien: Red Planet #1-#5.
Barbanegra y La Familia (Los Viajes del Venganza de la Reina Anne #4)
by Jeremy McLeanLa aventura de Edward continúa junto a Herbert, a bordo de un barco enemigo mientras intentan acercarse a Calicó Jack para matarlo. Anne y el resto de la tripulación intentan alcanzarlos, pero en cambio, encallan en una isla llena de personas afectadas por una misteriosa condición. Barbanegra y La Familia ¿Qué hace que una persona sea familia? ¿Es solo una palabra para quienes comparten sangre? o ¿puede ser para quienes comparten lazos más grandes? O ¿una familia está formada por aquellos que comparten un propósito y trabajan juntos por el mismo objetivo sin importar lo que suceda? Una revelación sobre Calicó Jack envía oleadas de disensión entre la tripulación de Barbanegra, y los lazos que Edward había creado con su nueva familia se ponen a prueba como nunca antes. Herbert, el timonel, decide irse y acabar con Calico Jack por su cuenta, pero Edward lo sigue y los dos pronto se encuentran detrás de las líneas enemigas. Edward y Herbert se encuentran atrapados en un barco enemigo, rodeados de hombres curtidos por la batalla y una fiera capitana, todos leales a Calicó Jack, pero es exactamente donde querían estar. Entran en la guarida del león con la esperanza de poder acercarse a Calicó Jack y asesinarlo, poniendo fin a su tiranía de una vez por todas. Siguiendo su estela, Anne y el resto de la tripulación del Venganza de la Reina Anne zarpan tras ellos, pero encallan en una isla bajo el control de otro miembro de la tripulación de Calicó Jack. Los isleños la saludan con cálidas sonrisas, pero cuando brilla la luna y suena una campana de un dorado familiar, algo cambia dentro de ellos. ¿Podrán Edward y Herbert mantener sus identidades en secreto el tiempo suficiente para acabar con Calicó Jack? Con toda una isla en su contra, ¿podrán Anne y compañía escapar con vida y alcanzar a Edward y Herbert antes de que sea demasiado tarde? Descúbrelo en Barbanegra y L
Barbanegra y La Justicia (Los Viajes del Venganza de la Reina Anne #3)
by Jeremy McLeanElogios por el libro 1: "Me hizo pasar página tras página para ver qué iba a pasar". - Teressa J Betts " "... Como una escena de una película de Indiana Jones". - Alycia Tillman La justicia, como la belleza, está en los ojos del espectador. Y la justicia puede ser algo hermoso cuando se entrega de la manera debida, o aterradora en las manos equivocadas. Edward Thatch se consiguió un enemigo poderoso, uno que no perdonará ni olvidará sus transgresiones. Edward puede llamarse pirata y usar el nombre de Barbanegra en alta mar, pero no conoce los verdaderos terrores que le esperan en el horizonte. Calicó Jack asestó un golpe contra Edward y su tripulación, uno que los hirió durante mucho tiempo. Pero la tripulación de Barbanegra quiere venganza y ellos tampoco perdonarán a Calicó Jack por lo que ha hecho. Poco sabe Barbanegra que hay otro enemigo en su camino, uno a quien ya conocía. ¿Cómo enfrentará Barbanegra su debilidad y vencerá a los enemigos en su camino? ¿Cómo se sentirán su tripulación y amigos acerca de su versión de la justicia? ¡Descubre lo que le sucede a Edward en Barbanegra y La Justicia y sigue su aventura de fantasía llena de piratas, corsarios y todo lo demás en Los Viajes del Venganza de la Reina Anne!
Barbanegra y la Venganza
by Jeremy McLeanPonderación del libro 1: "Me mantuvo pasando página tras página para ver qué iba a pasar". - Teressa J Betts "... Como una escena de una película de Indiana Jones". - Alycia Tillman La Venganza es un poderoso principio. Convierte a los piadosos en pecadores, los más tímidos a la ira y a los más virtuosos entre nosotros en asesinos a sangre fría. Si se usa correctamente, el deseo de venganza también se puede usar como una herramienta. Edward Thatch, el pirata novato conocido como Barbanegra, está en busca de venganza. Venganza contra aquellos que ofenden a sus compañeros de tripulación y a él mismo. Antes de que Edward pueda tomar su retribución, tendrá que terminar de desbloquear su barco, Libertad, jugando el juego de Benjamin Hornigold. Edward todavía tiene que completar tres pruebas para obtener las últimas llaves de su nave y tendrá que arriesgar su vida y la de su tripulación para pasar las pruebas. ¿Hasta dónde llevará a Edward su deseo de Venganza? y ¿en qué peligros pondrá a su tripulación por su Libertad? ¡Descubre qué acción tomará Edward en Barbanegra y la Venganza, y sigue su aventura de fantasía llena de piratas, corsarios y todo lo demás en Los Viajes del Venganza de la Reina Anne!
Barbanegra y Libertad
by Jeremy McLeanLa fantasía se encuentra con la historia y zarpan en este cuento alternativo sobre cómo Barbanegra llegó a ser el azote de los mares. "¡Piratas del Caribe conoce a Indiana Jones!" - James ¿Qué harías por tu Libertad? ¿Robar? ¿Matar? ¿Morir? Para Edward Thatch, no se cuestiona hasta qué profundidades llegará por su Libertad. "Me mantuvo pasando página tras página para ver qué iba a pasar". - Teressa J Betts Edward no sabía que había comprado un antiguo barco pirata y, cuando el capitán de la marina Isaac Smith amenazó con quitárselo, junto con su libertad, resolvió el asunto con sus propias manos. La acción de Edward lo envía a él y a su mejor amigo Henry Morgan a huir de la ley en una aventura a través del histórico Mar Caribe y América Latina. Los dos tendrán que luchar no solo para conservar sus vidas, sino también su libertad, durante la llamada "Edad de Oro de la Piratería". Edward también descubre que la mitad de la nave que compró está bloqueada y, en su lugar, hay acertijos y pistas dejados por el propietario anterior. Edward y su equipo deben resolver los enigmas, seguir las pistas y enfrentarse a las pruebas de la vida y la muerte, antes de poder reclamar las llaves del resto de su nave. Todo mientras tienen a cierto capitán de la marina respirando sobre sus cuellos y teniéndolos en la mira. ¿Podrán Edward y Henry aferrarse a la vida que se les ha impuesto? o ¿se estrellarán contra las rocas de su desgracia? ¡Contempla cómo el pirata Barbanegra llegó a ser el azote del Mar Caribe y más allá! ¡Síguelo en sus fantásticas aventuras llenas de piratas, corsarios y todo aquello que se encuentra en medio de Los Viajes del Venganza de la Reina Anne!
Barbara
by Joni MurphyFrom the author of Double Teenage and Talking Animals comes an intimate portrait of a woman losing and finding her identity through the business and art of moviemaking.Barbara is born just before World War II to a tragically beautiful mother and a father who becomes an engineer in the famous Manhattan Project. When Barbara is thirteen, her mother dies by suicide. These realities of war and personal loss shape her consciousness going forward.She grows up to become an actress, restlessly travelling the world between film sets and love affairs, from the Bronx to Athens, the Alps to the Rocky Mountains. Navigating decades and genres, Barbara moves from austere 1950s kitchen sink dramas to countercultural 1970s gothics. She takes on and sheds many roles, temporarily becoming a vampire's victim and a stylish mistress, a martyred saint and a bored housewife. She enjoys clandestine sexual encounters and endures an illegal abortion; she marries, divorces, and remarries, the second time to a visionary director who proves to be her great love. ?An intense, layered distillation of a zeitgeist, Murphy's latest novel whispers tales of independent cinema and grimy show business, militarism and physics, bomb making and image consumption. It is a study of the mirroring and splitting between old and new worlds, inner sensations, and outward performance. Ultimately, Barbara unspools a delicate yet propulsive tale of a woman grasping for a meaningful life amid the reflective, broken shards of the long 20th century.
Barbara: A Novel
by Joni MurphyLike Nolan&’s Oppenheimer by way of Lucia Berlin, a radiant novel tracking the lifecycle of a silver screen starlet rising against the backdrop of the Atomic Age.Barbara is born shortly before World War II and lives through the conflict as a desert child trailing her father, an engineer in the famed and infamous Manhattan Project. When Barbara is thirteen, her beautiful, sensitive mother commits suicide. From that point on, these twin poles—the historic and the personal, the political and the violently intimate—vie for control of Barbara&’s consciousness.As Barbara grows up and becomes a successful actress, traveling the world between film sets and love affairs, she takes on and sheds various roles—vampire&’s victim and frontier prostitute; a saint and a bored housewife. She marries and divorces and marries again, the second time to a visionary director who proves to be the love of her life. Though they are not faithful to each other, their relationship provides the most enduring anchor in a remarkable life turbulent with fiction.Joni Murphy&’s Barbara is a deep character study of a woman losing hold and recapturing her identity through the art and technology of moviemaking. Through an intimate first-person perspective, the novel follows Barbara as she navigates decades and genres—from austere 1950s family dramas to countercultural 1970s gothics—glimpsing herself in the reflective and deadly shards of the long 20th Century.
Barbara Bray, A Woman of Letters: Translator, Radio Producer, Scriptwriter, Critic, and Theatre Director (Routledge Research in Women's Literature)
by Pascale SardinBarbara Bray (1924-2010) was an English woman of letters who translated some hundred novels, plays, and essays from French to English and was Marguerite Duras’s preferred translator. She also collaborated with some of the most prestigious directors and playwrights of the 20th century – Harold Pinter, Samuel Beckett, Joseph Losey, and Franco Zeffirelli – helping them write screenplays and radioplays. This literary biography (re)evaluates in a textual, sociological, and historical perspective the social role of an English writer and translator in the history of ideas and contemporary art. Highlighting Bray’s influence in cultural transfers of ideas and literatures between France, Great Britain, and the United States, it renders visible the yet unrecognised work of a female mediator and creator. It nourishes the debate about women’s public voice and the representation of women in the media industries and contributes to enrich the ‘other’ history that is being currently written by feminist scholars around the world.
Barbara Greer
by Stephen BirminghamBarbara Greer is a suspenseful portrait of a quaint suburban marriage--and the betrayal that threatens to tear it apart. Barbara is the blue chip product of a Connecticut mansion, but her marriage to solidly middle class salesman Carson takes her to Pennsylvania, where she becomes another bored housewife longing for a little intrigue. She finds it on a trip back home. Bestselling author Stephen Birmingham paints an intimate portrait of a woman stuck between two worlds.
Barbara Greer
by Stephen BirminghamFrom the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Our Crowd comes this suspenseful novel of a suburban marriage—and the betrayal that threatens to tear it apart. Barbara Greer is the blue-chip product of an old money Connecticut family. But she leaves the world of New England society behind when she marries Carson, a solidly middle-class salesman from the Pennsylvania town her family has always owned. Her new suburban life in Locustville is peaceful, quaint, and terribly dull. Barbara has suddenly become another bored housewife longing for a little intrigue. But on a trip back home, she finds more than she bargained for . . . In his acclaimed social histories, Stephen Birmingham offered a revealing view into the rarefied world of America&’s upper classes. Now he brings his eye for human drama and telling detail to this intimate portrait of a woman caught between two worlds.
The Barbara Johnson Reader: The Surprise of Otherness
by Keja L. Valens Barbara Johnson Lili Porten Bill Johnson González Melissa GonzálezThis Reader collects in a single volume some of the most influential essays written by Barbara Johnson over the course of her thirty-year career as a pioneering literary theorist and cultural critic. Johnson achieved renown early in her career, both as a brilliant student of the Yale School of literary criticism and as the translator of Jacques Derrida's Dissemination. She went on to lead the way in extending the insights of structuralism and poststructuralism into newly emerging fields now central to literary studies, fields such as gender studies, African American studies, queer theory, and law and literature. Stunning models of critical reading and writing, her essays cultivate rigorous questioning of universalizing assumptions, respect for otherness and difference, and an appreciation of ambiguity.Along with the classic essays that established her place in literary scholarship, this Reader makes available a selection of Johnson's later essays, brilliantly lucid and politically trenchant works exploring multilingualism and translation, materiality, ethics, subjectivity, and sexuality. The Barbara Johnson Reader offers a historical guide through the metamorphoses and tumultuous debates that have defined literary study in recent decades, as viewed by one of critical theory's most astute thinkers.
Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder (Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series)
by Max ShermanRevered by Americans across the political spectrum, Barbara Jordan was "the most outspoken moral voice of the American political system," in the words of former President Bill Clinton, who awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Throughout her career as a Texas senator, U. S. congresswoman, and distinguished professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Barbara Jordan lived by a simple creed: "Ethical behavior means being honest, telling the truth, and doing what you said you were going to do. " Her strong stand for ethics in government, civil liberties, and democratic values still provides a standard around which the nation can unite in the twenty-first century. This volume brings together several major political speeches that articulate Barbara Jordan's most deeply held values. They include:"Erosion of Civil Liberties," a commencement address delivered at Howard University on May 12, 1974, in which Jordan warned that "tyranny in America is possible""The Constitutional Basis for Impeachment," Jordan's ringing defense of the U. S. Constitution before the House Judiciary Committee investigating the Watergate break-inKeynote addresses to the Democratic National Conventions of 1976 and 1992, in which Jordan set forth her vision of the Democratic Party as an advocate for the common good and a catalyst of changeTestimony in the U. S. Congress on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork and on immigration reformMeditations on faith and politics from two National Prayer BreakfastsAcceptance speech for the 1995 Sylvanus Thayer Award presented by the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy, in which Jordan challenged the military to uphold the values of "duty, honor, country"Accompanying the speeches, some of which readers can also watch on an enclosed DVD, are context-setting introductions by volume editor Max Sherman. The book concludes with the eloquent eulogy that Bill Moyers delivered at Barbara Jordan's memorial service in 1996, in which he summed up Jordan's remarkable life and career by saying, "Just when we despaired of finding a hero, she showed up, to give the sign of democracy. . . . This is no small thing. This, my friends, this is grace. And for it we are thankful. "
Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon: Feminist, Artist and Rebel
by Pam HirschBarbara Leigh Smith Bodichon was the most unconventional and influential leader of the Victorian women's movement. Enormously talented, energetic and original, she was a feminist, law-reformer, painter, journalist, the close friend of George Eliot and a cousin of Florence Nightingale. As a painter, Barbara is now recognised as a vital figure among Pre-Raphaelite women artists. As a feminist she led four great campaigns: for married women's legal status, for the right to work, the right to vote and to education. Making brilliant use of unpublished journals and letters, Pam Hirsch has written a biography that is as lively and powerful as its subject, recreating the woman in all her moods, and placing her firmly in the context of women's struggle for equality.
The Barbara Pym Collection Volume One: A Glass of Blessings, Some Tame Gazelle, and Jane and Prudence
by Barbara PymThree comedies of manners set in postwar England by the New York Times–bestselling author of Excellent Women and &“the rarest of treasures&” (Anne Tyler). Often characterized as the twentieth-century literary heiress to Jane Austen, and heralded by Phillip Larkin as &“the most underrated novelist of the century,&” Barbara Pym explored female friendship and the quiet yearnings of British middle-class life—not the least of which, unrequited love—with sharp wit and deep compassion for her characters. No wonder Eudora Welty called her work &“sheer delight&” and the New York Times raved, &“her entire canon is a treat.&” A Glass of Blessings: Wilmet Forsyth is bored with her everyday routine: teatimes, local gossip, even with her husband, Rodney, a civil servant who dotes on her. But Wilmet&’s conventional life takes a turn when she runs into the enigmatic brother of a close friend. Piers Longridge is a mystery Wilmet is determined to solve. Driven by a fantasy of romance, the sheltered, naïve Englishwoman sets out to seduce Piers—only to discover that he isn&’t the man she thinks he is. Some Tame Gazelle: Pym&’s debut novel invites readers to &“step into the Jane Austen–like lives of Harriet and Belinda Bede,&” sisters who live together in a small English village (The Christian Science Monitor). Shy, sensible Belinda has been secretly in love with the married archdeacon of their church for thirty years. Meanwhile Belinda&’s more confident younger sister, Harriet, is herself pursued by an Italian count whose proposals of marriage are always graciously declined. But it&’s a new arrival in their midst who has everyone talking. For now, in this poignant novel of unrequited love, that is enough. Jane and Prudence: Jane Cleveland and Prudence Bates were friends at Oxford, but now lead very different lives. Jane is married to a vicar in a proper English parish with a daughter she adores. Prudence lives in London, career-minded and fiercely independent—until Jane decides she should be married. Jane has the perfect husband in mind. What follows is a delightfully trenchant story of manners, morals, family, and female bonding that redefines the social novel for a new generation.
The Barbara Pym Collection Volume Two: Less Than Angels and No Fond Return of Love
by Barbara PymTwo literary romantic novels from the New York Times–bestselling author of Excellent Women. Less Than Angels: In a story that explores the mating habits of humans, magazine writer Catherine Oliphant lives comfortably with anthropologist Tom Mallow—until he announces he&’s leaving her for a nineteen-year-old student. Though stunned by the betrayal, Catherine becomes fascinated by another anthropologist: a reclusive eccentric recently returned from Africa. Now Catherine must weigh her options and decide who she is and what she really wants. No Fond Return of Love: The course of true love does not run smoothly in this delightful comedy of manners set in 1960s London. Jilted by her fiancé, Dulcie Mainwaring gives up on ever finding true love. Of course, that doesn&’t stop her from meddling in the romantic lives of others. Her friend Viola is enamored with a handsome editor, who in turn has eyes for Dulcie&’s young niece. Dulcie, meanwhile, for all her struggles may be falling back into love again.
Barbara Rebell (Classics To Go)
by Marie LowndesExcerpt: "Barbara Rebell's tenth birthday,—that is the ninth of June, 1870,—was destined to be long remembered by her as a day of days; both as having seen the first meeting with one who, though unknown till then, had occupied a great place in her imagination, if only because the name of this lady, her godmother, had been associated every night and morning with that of her father and mother in her prayers, and as having witnessed the greatest of her childish disappointments."
Barbara the Slut and Other People
by Lauren HolmesA fresh, honest, and darkly funny debut collection about family, friends, and lovers, and the flaws that make us most human.Fearless, candid, and incredibly funny, Lauren Holmes is a newcomer who writes like a master. She tackles eros and intimacy with a deceptively light touch, a keen awareness of how their nervous systems tangle and sometimes short-circuit, and a genius for revealing our most vulnerable, spirited selves. In "Desert Hearts," a woman takes a job selling sex toys in San Francisco rather than embark on the law career she pursued only for the sake of her father. In "Pearl and the Swiss Guy Fall in Love," a woman realizes she much prefers the company of her pit bull--and herself--to the neurotic foreign fling who won't decamp from her apartment. In "How Am I Supposed to Talk to You?" a daughter hauls a suitcase of lingerie to Mexico for her flighty, estranged mother to resell there, wondering whether her personal mission--to come out--is worth the same effort. And in "Barbara the Slut," a young woman with an autistic brother, a Princeton acceptance letter, and a love of sex navigates her high school's toxic, slut-shaming culture with open eyes. With heart, sass, and pitch-perfect characters, Barbara the Slut is a head-turning debut from a writer with a limitless career before her.From the Hardcover edition.
Barbara Wright
by Debra Kelly Madeleine RenouardLegendary publisher and writer John Calder said of Barbara Wright that she was "the most brilliant, conscientious and original translator of 20th century French literature." Wright introduced to an English-speaking readership and audience some of the most innovative French literature of the last hundred years: a world without Alfred Jarry's Ubu, Raymond Queneau's Zazie, and Robert Pinget's Monsieur Songe scarcely bears thinking about. This wonderful collection of texts about and by Barbara Wright--including work by David Bellos, Breon Mitchell, and Nick Wadley, as well as a previously unpublished screenplay written and translated by Wright in collaboration with Robert Pinget--begins the work of properly commemorating a figure toward whom all of English letters owes an unpayable debt.
Barbara Wright
by Debra Kelly Madeleine RenouardLegendary publisher and writer John Calder said of Barbara Wright that she was "the most brilliant, conscientious and original translator of 20th century French literature." Wright introduced to an English-speaking readership and audience some of the most innovative French literature of the last hundred years: a world without Alfred Jarry's Ubu, Raymond Queneau's Zazie, and Robert Pinget's Monsieur Songe scarcely bears thinking about. This wonderful collection of texts about and by Barbara Wright--including work by David Bellos, Breon Mitchell, and Nick Wadley, as well as a previously unpublished screenplay written and translated by Wright in collaboration with Robert Pinget--begins the work of properly commemorating a figure toward whom all of English letters owes an unpayable debt.
Barbara's Redemption (Disarmed & Dangerous #2)
by Diane SaxonBlack Hawk pilot Captain Barbara Lynn Perry is running scared. Witness to an event too horrible to think about and too dangerous to talk of, she finds herself alienated from a world she has always had faith in. With her Special Forces brother missing, she has only one other person to turn to. When her friend Flynn Swann isn’t available, Barbara is left with no choice but to trust the man Flynn sends to save her. Psychiatrist Dominic Salter’s information from her superior officer’s file is that Barbara has gone rogue. Despite the damning evidence, every instinct tells him he’s dealing with an honorable woman, one who single-handedly saved Flynn from torture and a sure death. Dominic’s challenge is to delve his way beneath her tough, defensive attitude and coax the truth from a woman who’s too frightened to reveal her dark secret. In his brand new facility containing a state of the art Dreampsych Transcender he’s experimenting with, a machine far beyond a simulator, Dominic has to gain the trust and confidence of Barbara while he resists the hard pull of attraction to this kick-ass woman. Betrayed by a member of his staff, events take a sinister turn, and the pressure is on in a fight against time for Dominic to persuade Barbara to put her trust in him and reveal the truth before matters are taken out of his hands.
The Barbarian
by Douglas JacksonAD 406. Abandoned by friends and hounded by enemies, Roman cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor and a small band of loyal warriors know that the time has come to leave an increasingly fractured Britannia.Their journey takes them across the bleak, pirate-infested seas of the Mare Germanicum to Saxonia and on into the dark heart of barbarism. It seems the Britons' only salvation lies with an old comrade, General Stilicho - based far to the east but still within the sanctuary of the Empire. But the general has troubles of his own: his influence with the Emperor Honorius is waning, and a great warrior people are on the march - for Radagaisus, king of the Ostrogoths, has promised his subjects all the riches of Italia, and they will leave a sea of Roman bones in their wake.But as Marcus and his companions battle their way towards what they hope will a safe haven of sorts, they stumble across a secret which could decide the fate of the Empire. But who can they really trust, and can Marcus reach Stilicho in time - because his every step is dogged by a son who wants him dead...Set during the desperate twilight years of Rome's once all-powerful empire, The Barbarian is the action-packed and thrillingly authentic new historical novel from one of the genre's very best.
A Barbarian in Asia
by Sylvia Beach Henri MichauxA wild journey to the East narrated by a writer who is “without equal in the literature of our time” (Jorge Luis Borges) Henri Michaux (1899–1984), the great French poet and painter, set out as a young man to see the Far East. Traveling from India to the Himalayas, and on to China and Japan, Michaux voices his vivid impressions, cutting opinions, and curious insights: he has no trouble speaking his mind. Part fanciful travelogue and part exploration of culture, A Barbarian in Asia is presented here in its original translation by Sylvia Beach, the famous American-born bookseller in Paris.